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You'll really wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the cool things in the Northern Sierra Nevada. In the event that you don’t have a problem getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on American River - South Fork; there's great hiking along the Big Spring Trail. If only every place had this much outdoors cool stuff, what a great planet it would be. This lake is so wonderful. The sight of Ellis Peak from Buck Lake is pretty. There's so much
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| | to do here at Buck Lake that you need to camp here for a while, General Creek Campground is a nice site for that. From a rain point of view Buck Lake is a reasonably typical spot; the wettest month of the year is regularly January, that's the one that snows the most, and the driest month of the year is July. Head up to Homewood and strap some skis to your feet; Silver Creek - South Fork has a good whitewater paddling spot close by. High temperatures at Buck | |
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Lake through the warm days of summer are in the 70's while nighttime lows are ordinarily in the 40's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's, and overnight lows in the 10's for Buck Lake. This lake is one of the great places
here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. This lake is so wonderful. There are other spots here than Buck Lake, for example Miller Lake, and there are delightful spots to discover along the General Creek Trail. That right there is loads
of cool stuff already but it goes on, the Northern Sierra Nevada has it all. The snow is magnificent at Alpine Meadows; you can spend the day on the beach at Lester Beach. Not far from Buck Lake, you'll discover Lily Lake which
is a beautiful lake, and a day at picturesque Calawee Cove Beach close to Buck Lake is a delightful thing to do. After a long day outdoors Americas Best Value Inn Tahoe City/Lake Tahoe is a great site to spend a night or two; if you
came to camp Meeks Bay Resort & Marina is a pleasant spot to do that. Man, is there heaps of enjoyable stuff to do close to Buck Lake. Granlibakken Lodge and Conference Center is a fine place to get some rest, and don't leave Buck Lake without first going for a hike along the Pacific Crest Trail - section 14.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 39.05056 Longitude: -120.1892
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| | Hiking Trails Near Buck Lake:
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General Creek Trail, El Dorado County, 2 miles away 11.2 hiking miles, 1596 feet elevation difference |
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Big Spring Trail, Placer County, 8 miles away 2.2 hiking miles, 289 feet elevation difference |
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| | Ski Areas Near Buck Lake:
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Homewood, California, 2 miles away 1650 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Buck Lake:
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Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado CountyCounty, 15 miles away Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir) |
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Homewood
 | Friend of mine went skiing here and he says it was great. I'm planning to give a try this season mys... |
Pacific Crest Trail - section 14
 | ...ally have to correct his/her course via backtracking. For these particular mountains, it is imperat... |
Alpine Meadows
 | This is such a great place to ski, I loved every minute of it.... |
Lake Number Three
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Cascade Lake
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Pearl Lake
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Grouse Lake
 | 10 miles away ...ng trail I would suggest staying on the Wrights Lake ''loop'' trail that circles the lake. But if yo... |
Northstar at Tahoe
 | 13 miles away 3 PHOTOS ...sorts in North America, Northstar Resort is host to a new base area village featuring 35 unique shop... |
Cup Lake
 | 13 miles away Go here if you want to easily catch tons of tiny cut throats.... |
Sierra at Tahoe
 | 13 miles away 3 PHOTOS ...t, including two high-angle, black diamond trails, Sierra Resort is a carver's paradise. The groomin... |
Chris Haven Mobile Home Park
 | 15 miles away Chris Haven is the best run location I've been in !... |
Donner Lake
 | 15 miles away ...ounds around Donner lake. Fee free if so. Fishing is great. The land is wild and you can still get a... |
Onion Creek Campground
 | 16 miles away ...s from Ice Lakes Lodge on a bumpy dirt road, getting to some of the other spots they mentioned would... |
Donner Ski Ranch
 | 17 miles away ...owboarding.
One of California’s Last Family Owned and Operated Ski Resorts For almost 50 year... |
Boreal
 | 18 miles away ... every Year All Mountain Terrain Park Great Place for Families Awesome for taking lessons a... |
Soda Springs
 | 19 miles away 4 PHOTOS ...tle effort. The lifts are all within site. The niche Soda carves is one that takes families into the... |
Heavenly
 | 20 miles away 4 PHOTOS ...n goes down, there's a veritable Pandora's Box of choices and temptations. On-mountain exhilaration ... |
Kirkwood
 | 22 miles away 10 PHOTOS ...Pass. Known for it's fantastic terrain and incredible amounts of annual snowfall, Kirkwood Mountain ... |
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